The way you described it sounds really fun. I do drive a manual so I get what you mean to be able to have your car at the ready and then just punch it and take off. To have an auto and do the same things sounds great. It's starting to really make sense to me now the difference between the two.

I'll admit, it does sound funny and when the MPT rep on the phone said the same thing to me about their tune is made too feel like manual. I was like huh. Its one of those things you have to feel in someone's automatic with a MPT tune to completely understand.

Certainly, not taking any credit away from bama because that's great too.

Yeah, once I wrapped my head around that it's been 91 octane all the way. I'd love to go 93 octane, but it's not offered here in California. Either way, it doesn't make sense to get hung up over a couple of bucks

Oh ya, you can sometimes find a VP station that will have 100 octane. San Diego had a few of them spread around but it was $8 a gallon! Sucks they don't have 93 though.
They definitely have a few in Newport and close by to you in Orange County.

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Oh ya, you can sometimes find a VP station that will have 100 octane. San Diego had a few of them spread around but it was $8 a gallon! Sucks they don't have 93 though.
They definitely have a few in Newport and close by to you in Orange County.

Wow, 93 octane in O.C.? That's right in my back yard! Gotta check that out and see if I can find some. Thanks for the tip

So I loaded up my race tune and took her for a spin. I'll post some quick thoughts, but unfortunately I'm on my phone and can't go into too much detail. First and foremost, the throttle response is vastly improved. It feels good coming off the line and offers a great sense of "power on demand". I did take it to an empty back road and let her loose, hot damn it pulls hard! On the negative side, it felt like the RPMs would surge every once in awhile. Not a huge deal and I'm sure it can be fixed. Another oddity is that while cruising around 35 mph, it felt like the car wanted to lurch forward. It would do this strange movement, kinda rocking back and forth slightly. I found letting up on the gas or slightly increasing the gas fixed the issue. Once again, not a huge issue and only happened twice during hour long drive.
So far the tune has been pretty impressive. I'll get more time behind the wheel then come back and give a more in depth review. So far two thumbs up to BAMA.

So I loaded up my race tune and took her for a spin. I'll post some quick thoughts, but unfortunately I'm on my phone and can't go into too much detail. First and foremost, the throttle response is vastly improved. It feels good coming off the line and offers a great sense of "power on demand". I did take it to an empty back road and let her loose, hot damn it pulls hard! On the negative side, it felt like the RPMs would surge every once in awhile. Not a huge deal and I'm sure it can be fixed. Another oddity is that while cruising around 35 mph, it felt like the car wanted to lurch forward. It would do this strange movement, kinda rocking back and forth slightly. I found letting up on the gas or slightly increasing the gas fixed the issue. Once again, not a huge issue and only happened twice during hour long drive.
So far the tune has been pretty impressive. I'll get more time behind the wheel then come back and give a more in depth review. So far two thumbs up to BAMA.

Just got an updated tune and tried to test a few hours ago. The 3rd tune trying to correct issues. You would think that with testing and posting on internet forums that they would at least give you a tune that could get out of the driveway without a check engine light and other errors like throttle stuck in neutral going up an down from 2200 to 2700 rpm... Nope... Still testing... But now I am very worried as I never had a tune yet mess up the car so bad. Is this stuff even tested before emailing it out?.

So I loaded up my race tune and took her for a spin. I'll post some quick thoughts, but unfortunately I'm on my phone and can't go into too much detail. First and foremost, the throttle response is vastly improved. It feels good coming off the line and offers a great sense of "power on demand". I did take it to an empty back road and let her loose, hot damn it pulls hard! On the negative side, it felt like the RPMs would surge every once in awhile. Not a huge deal and I'm sure it can be fixed. Another oddity is that while cruising around 35 mph, it felt like the car wanted to lurch forward. It would do this strange movement, kinda rocking back and forth slightly. I found letting up on the gas or slightly increasing the gas fixed the issue. Once again, not a huge issue and only happened twice during hour long drive.
So far the tune has been pretty impressive. I'll get more time behind the wheel then come back and give a more in depth review. So far two thumbs up to BAMA.

Thanks for posting up a quick review! It sounds like you're really enjoying the tune! In regards to surging was this happening at speed along with the lurching? It's the first time I've heard about something like this!

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Good to hear. Can't wait till I order my tuner with American muscle.

Shoot me a PM and I'll send our forums code over. I see you just broke 50 Posts!

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Just got an updated tune and tried to test a few hours ago. The 3rd tune trying to correct issues. You would think that with testing and posting on internet forums that they would at least give you a tune that could get out of the driveway without a check engine light and other errors like throttle stuck in neutral going up an down from 2200 to 2700 rpm... Nope... Still testing... But now I am very worried as I never had a tune yet mess up the car so bad. Is this stuff even tested before emailing it out?

Hey,

I'm sorry to hear about the trouble here but have you checked or scanned them to shed some light on the CEL's? The sticking throttle is a first as well! I'd really like to help get this fixed up for you. PM me your best contact number and a good time to call and I'll have a Tuning Specialist shoot you a call as soon as they're back on site!

Just got an updated tune and tried to test a few hours ago. The 3rd tune trying to correct issues. You would think that with testing and posting on internet forums that they would at least give you a tune that could get out of the driveway without a check engine light and other errors like throttle stuck in neutral going up an down from 2200 to 2700 rpm... Nope... Still testing... But now I am very worried as I never had a tune yet mess up the car so bad. Is this stuff even tested before emailing it out?.

I had a similar issue with the throttle "sticking", it turned out I needed to update the firmware on my SCT device. For some reason, that caused the tune to not apply correctly. After I did that, turned it back to stock and re-applied the tune that issue went away.

I had a similar issue with the throttle "sticking", it turned out I needed to update the firmware on my SCT device. For some reason, that caused the tune to not apply correctly. After I did that, turned it back to stock and re-applied the tune that issue went away.

Maybe that was the problem in reverse? SCT has an update not even listed yet on their site. SCT Device Updater app told me to update as I was loading new tune to the X4. From memory, I think I had 1.035 and it stated new was 1.037. I followed instructions, installing stock tune, then updated to latest SCT X4 software. From there, installed tune like normal.

Maybe that was the problem in reverse? SCT has an update not even listed yet on their site. SCT Device Updater app told me to update as I was loading new tune to the X4. I followed instructions, installing stock tune, then updated to latest SCT X4 software. From there, installed tune like normal.

Well it has the software update (the software running on your computer) and then it has the firmware update of the device itself which are two different things. For the firmware it will advise you to make sure your car is set to stock before you flash the update.

In the SCT software you go to "Update Firmware" and follow the prompts.

Maybe that was the problem in reverse? SCT has an update not even listed yet on their site. SCT Device Updater app told me to update as I was loading new tune to the X4. From memory, I think I had 1.035 and it stated new was 1.037. I followed instructions, installing stock tune, then updated to latest SCT X4 software. From there, installed tune like normal.

Sounds like there is something up with either your tuner or software that you need to update, doesn't sound like those problems are coming from Bama's end.

Well it has the software update (the software running on your computer) and then it has the firmware update of the device itself which are two different things. For the firmware it will advise you to make sure your car is set to stock before you flash the update.

In the SCT software you go to "Update Firmware" and follow the prompts.

I make my living off of being an IT tech support and service specialist so am used to updates. Yes, always check and update everything prior to doing anything. Perhaps the new SCT update was not compatible with what Bama was using at the time? Just reaching for straws here, as older tune loaded and worked fine with new SCT updates.

I make my living off of being an IT tech support and service specialist so am used to updates. Yes, always check and update everything prior to doing anything. Perhaps the new SCT update was not compatible with what Bama was using at the time? Just reaching for straws here, as older tune loaded and worked fine with new SCT updates.

It's possible, however unlikely. I would think they run regular updates before writing tune files but I could be wrong. I don't know if they list older revisions of their firmware, for example the revision right before this one.

If they do, you could potentially flash it back to that one and see if it makes any difference.

Have you also tried any of the other tunes in the package? Do they all have the same issues?

It's possible, however unlikely. I would think they run regular updates before writing tune files but I could be wrong. I don't know if they list older revisions of their firmware, for example the revision right before this one.

If they do, you could potentially flash it back to that one and see if it makes any difference.

Have you also tried any of the other tunes in the package? Do they all have the same issues?

No other weird issues like this with other tunes sent to me. Just this one tune. I think any SCT stuff can be ruled out. The other tunes load and work properly (as properly as they did before SCT update, which wasn't very proper and why I needed new tunes). Currently running the 87P tune originally sent 3 weeks ago as it seems the most problem free as a daily driver.

That may be the problem, you may have just updated early. I ONLY update my tuner when I first return the car to stock, then plug my tuner into the lap top, then update through the program, then load my tune again. I have not updated since I got *my last tune* as I don't see a point since for now I am not doing anything differently with my tunes. When I get my headers Saturday I will be asking Bama and MPT to update my tunes for them. I guess I will update my tuner then. I know the SCT software is crap.

No other weird issues like this with other tunes sent to me. Just this one tune. I think any SCT stuff can be ruled out. The other tunes load and work properly. Currently running the 87P tune originally sent 3 weeks ago as it seems the most problem free as a daily driver.

Well if it's specific to that singular tune I'd call up Bama and have them take a look at it for sure. At the very least they should be able to tell you if it's a bad file or what.

If it was bad firmware like I had originally thought it would affect the other tunes.

I'm sorry to hear about the trouble here but have you checked or scanned them to shed some light on the CEL's? The sticking throttle is a first as well! I'd really like to help get this fixed up for you. PM me your best contact number and a good time to call and I'll have a Tuning Specialist shoot you a call as soon as they're back on site!

Alex

What the heck are you doing working at 11pm? Oh, that's right, you are representing American Muscle and are always there to help. THANK YOU! A quick tune change cleared the CEL history (I guess). Already sent late night drinking email to bama about issue. But thanks anyway. Really. You should not be here at 11pm.

What the heck are you doing working at 11pm? Oh, that's right, you are representing American Muscle and are always there to help. THANK YOU! A quick tune change cleared the CEL history (I guess). Already sent late night drinking email to bama about issue. But thanks anyway. Really. You should not be here at 11pm.

I don't say I'm always here or around for no reason ya' know. I'm always watching the threads and to be honest I like to be around late night, it's not work if you love what you do right? Can you PM me your email address so I can get someone on this right now?

Reloaded my stock tune, reloaded the 93 Performance tune, and still the same feeling. Feels heavier when taking off than the 87 Performance. Might just be me but I'm going back to the 87 tune

It happened to my 05 before I called Bama and asked why my 87 pulls harder than my 93 and they told me that it tuned for 3.7 I was shocked as I specifically put in writing that I have a 4.0. After that never tried Bama again. I still remember the guy who I spoke to but dont wanna name him. Eversince I have mpt

It happened to my 05 before I called Bama and asked why my 87 pulls harder than my 93 and they told me that it tuned for 3.7 I was shocked as I specifically put in writing that I have a 4.0. After that never tried Bama again. I still remember the guy who I spoke to but dont wanna name him. Eversince I have mpt